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Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
ISSN 1941-7012 · American Institute of Physics · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.36; hybrid open access; review about 3.3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 317 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy is published by American Institute of Physics and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wind Energy Research and Development, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques and Microgrid Control and Optimization, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy is an interdisciplinary journal covering specific areas of renewable and sustainable energy relevant to the physical science and engineering communities. The journal has a strong focus on integration of disciplines for renewable power technologies at global scales that have the potential to mitigate abrupt climate change. Since volume 12, the journal has increasingly focused on discoveries related to weather-dependent renewable generation (solar and wind).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENERGY & FUELS-ENERGY & FUELS
Editor-in-chief Zhenhong LinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wind Energy Research and DevelopmentEngineering9.3%
- Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesEnergy8%
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering7.8%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy7%
- Solar Radiation and PhotovoltaicsComputer Science6.9%
- Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering5.4%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering5%
- Hybrid Renewable Energy SystemsEnergy4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,572OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 310LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,674 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 264 | 15 | 94 |
| 2025 | 317 | 29 | 847 |
| 2024 | 209 | 38 | 1,209 |
| 2023 | 149 | 19 | 1,124 |
| 2022 | 146 | 32 | 1,251 |
| 2021 | 183 | 28 | 2,447 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1941-7012
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
What CAS zone is Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.36; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 76.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy?
Authors report an average review time of about 3.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .